Novels like Darkness: I'll Stop at Nothing to Live Forever
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- 1 I Came from the Darkness: The Weird Emperor 我自黑暗中来：诡异大帝 [Love of country and family, endless wars, ensemble cast, decisive violence, cunning and intrigue, transmigration to the past, all characters are villains, using evil to fight evil, no System, no golden finger] Unrivaled beneath the heavens, with enemies from beyond the heavens. I was born with extraordinary talent, only to learn that an enemy from the future was coming! War fires blaze along the path to immortality, as heroes contend for dominion over the heavens. When the marks of reincarnatio 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After My Sister’s Death, I Sacrifice Myself and Become the Most Vicious Evil Demon 姐姐死后，我献祭己身化最凶邪魔 “Please, spare me! I still have a disabled younger brother to support!” “I’m sorry... Little Brother. Your sister can’t stay with you anymore.” Su Bai had thought his life would only get better. Though his disability had left him poor and bitter, he had his family by his side, and they were at least peaceful and happy. But the local occult powerhouse, the Ye family’s eldest son, coveted his sister’s unusual eyes and had her killed for them. On a rainy night, Su Bai was thrown out into the downpo 167Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 3 Book Two by Haizhou Du 骸舟渡的第2本书 Ding! You have devoured a death-row prisoner in the Body Tempering Realm and gained ten years of cultivation! Ye Wuming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sheathed his sword amid the people's cheers. No one knew that this young lord of the Criminal Justice Bureau, who had just slain a demon, was staring at the trembling neck of his benefactor. "A master in the Meridian Opening Realm should be even more nourishing, right?" At a family banquet in the ancestral hall, he smiled as he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Xuanhuan: You Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate the Uncanny! 玄幻：你们修仙，我修诡！ Don’t read this, it’s not very well written [somewhat dark + no romance + power fantasy] Ye Lingqiu is dark and twisted by nature. After dying by accident, he transmigrates to another world, a continent of immortal cultivation, and becomes a once-in-a-generation genius of the Ye family in the capital. A choice appears from the start! [Powerful One Support System locking onto Host... Binding successful...] [Bound Host: Ye Lingqiu] [Ding! Begin choosing your path of immortal cultivation.] [Warning 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Global Cataclysm: Hunted by a Fangirl from the Start 全球灾变：开局被迷妹追杀 [Chaotic world] [Anything can exist] [Rather dark] [Decisive and ruthless] That day, a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, tearing a huge wound through it. From then on, the entire world changed. Every monster that had previously existed only in people’s imaginations emerged. Lin Yu had been an ordinary college student. That day, he was happily accepting a confession from an admiring girl on the sports field, but after the meteor passed overhead, everything changed. Everything around him 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Apocalypse, History, and the Eldritch Gods 末日，历史与诡异诸神 [Chaotic evil protagonist + violent aesthetics + Lovecraftian horror + historical Infinite Flow + apocalypse] (The protagonist is pure evil, so don’t read this while applying your own moral standards or expecting him to act sensibly. Go elsewhere if you’re a bleeding heart. The story’s core isn’t evil chaos; it’s the protagonist who’s chaotic.) After the cataclysm, the apocalypse arrived. Han Zhe, a deranged mercenary severely contaminated by radiation, accepted a bounty to launch an armed attac 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Want Every Last Bit of Spiritual Qi 灵气复苏：所有灵气我全都要 [Dark] [No System] [Behind the scenes] [Has companions] Spiritual qi revival. Heaven and earth are changing. At this turning point, as the world’s order undergoes a massive upheaval, Lin Cang knows that doing good won’t save him. Only putting himself first at others’ expense will let him live better. So Lin Cang kills his friends, commits heinous crimes, betrays everyone, and seizes opportunities. There is no evil he won’t do. Later, Lin Cang discovers that the spiritual qi on Earth is only enou 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 8 The Wickedly Awesome Super-Man: Get on Your Knees and Please Me 巨爽邪恶超人：努力跪下取悦我 You vermin who keep telling me to be good, get down on your knees and do everything you can to please me! This world is nothing but one giant sandbox, and I am the heavens! You foolish, ignorant humans: the good and evil you speak of are nothing but shackles. Pathetic vermin, become my nourishment! Let your innermost desires run wild. (A special note: The protagonist is an out-and-out villain, and everything he does is for his own selfish desires. Please read this book with sound values.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn to Invade: Wipe Out Humanity 重生入侵：消灭人类 The protagonist is a completely heartless villain! Zhang Sheng accidentally made contact with an alien civilization. He thought he would serve as a bridge for friendly cooperation between the aliens and Earth, but instead, humanity imprisoned him. Stupid humans plunged into infighting, followed by nuclear war. Nuclear bombs brought about the end of the world, and Earth descended into an apocalypse. The planet lay in ruins, humanity was destroyed, and civilization was wiped out! Yet just as civil 3Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 10 Leveling Up by Slaying Enemies: From Death Row Convict to Eternal Emperor! 杀敌升级：从死囚杀到万古一帝！ [Conquest in another world + pure power fantasy + ruthless and decisive + limitless leveling] Give him a pair of iron fists, and he'll fight his way from street thug to Hung Hing's top enforcer. Give him a rusty spear that can give you tetanus, and he'll kill until the sun and moon go dark. Give him the identity of a condemned prisoner, and he'll start from nothing and establish an eternal dynasty! The Emperor of Wei once said of him: “When the outcome was already decided and I suddenly s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Dark Supreme: The Road to Rise 黑暗至尊：崛起之路 [Ruthless violence + shamelessness] [Cold-blooded + domineering] [Revenge + supremacy] A twist of fate showed the free-spirited Leng Fan the truth of everything, setting him on a path of revenge and conquest. I don't need light, because I prefer the darkness. I will be king of this dark world and make you live in fear. There is no reasoning with me, because I am the law. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Blood Runs Rampant 血道滔天 [One Soul, Two Bodies] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Cold-Blooded] + [Merciless] + [Reborn] + [Gender-Bender Elements] + [Everyone Is Infatuated with the Lead] + [The Male and Female Leads Are the Same Person] After seizing another body and being reborn, a great demon sets out on the path of demonic cultivation. Open attacks and hidden schemes intertwine, plots and tricks are laid like a game of chess, and perilous trials bring one brush with death after another. Through it all, he fights for a s 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Immortal Path Against the Dark 逆暗仙途 [Xuanhuan] + [Not mindless] + [Reborn] + [Vast world] + [Major villain] Humans are the finest of all beings, gathered together in wisdom; spirits are the vital energy of all things, circulating the breath of life... Synopsis One day, a golden pagoda blazing with light suddenly descended from the distant depths of the universe. It plunged deep into the earth, drawing countless seekers to investigate, yet none of them found anything. A hundred years passed, and then the pagoda suddenly sent out —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Evil Tamer of the Apocalypse 末世之邪恶羁绊师 [Apocalypse] + [No female lead] + [Dark] + [System] + [Farming bonds] [Kill ten goblins to activate the bond: Goblin Hunter. Experience +1. Obtain a two-star bronze chest!] [Kill one hundred goblins to activate the bond: Goblin Slayer. Experience +10. Obtain a three-star bronze chest!] [Kill...] “Wu Hui, you heartless monster! I'll never forgive you, even as a ghost!” Wu Hui: Sorry, I'm farming a bond. “Go to hell, Wu Hui! You sick serial killer!” Wu Hui: Bond +1. [Kill 100 human bond-bearer 68Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 15 Blood Path: Taking Over a Body from the Start, I Dig Out a Sword Heart to Open My Meridians 血道：开局夺舍，挖个剑心开开脉 [Profit Above All + Ruthless and Decisive + Dark Tone + No Female Lead] [An Ordinary Man with Women, but No Female Lead + Not a Monk] In the Era of Ancient Beasts, the gods vanished and the world fell into turmoil. The ages were shaken, and the world was divided into five domains and nine heavens. Humanity's evolutionary branches emerged, giving birth to the Others. In the Primordial Era, the myriad races plunged into chaos, while humanity remained weak. The Origin Emperor appeared out of nowher 2.1kReads6.6Score22414d adds
- 16 The Thirst for Evolution 进化之渴求 (Nonhuman + no female lead + kill, kill, kill + flesh-and-blood technology + conquest + apocalypse. All masterminded by the protagonist.) (If the rating reaches 9.0, the author will draw the protagonist in women's clothes. Quality guaranteed.) (Lying low in ancient times, rising in the modern era, slaughtering across the stars.) (Note: This book contains gore, violence, and anti-human elements. Human readers, please read at your own discretion.) From the first stirrings of life beneath the water 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Glacial Apocalypse: One Small Goal, Survive to the End 冰河末日：一个小目标，活到最后 (The protagonist of this book is ruthless, cold-blooded, decisive in killing, and an absolute egoist. Supporting characters will not be made stupid for his sake. If you have questions, feel free to discuss them rationally. The protagonist’s values do not represent the author’s, so please read critically. If you feel uncomfortable, stop reading immediately. Moral guardians, self-righteous do-gooders, and hypocrites, stay away.) One day, a black hole suddenly appeared on an unnamed island in the P —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Creating Eternity, Only to Be Bullied into Depression by My Supreme Grandpa 创世永恒，我竟被无上爷爷打自闭 [Cold-blooded + cunning + decisive and ruthless + extraordinary talent + no female lead + low-key but brutal + a few laughs] I have a slovenly, shameless grandfather, and he treats me so well. He even gave me a nice name: Zhou Kun! When I was one, he threw me into the mountains... to take on a little demon chicken alone! When I was two, he kicked me into a deep river... to fight a little demon dragon! When I was three, he shoved me into an abyss... to slay a little supernatural horror! My life f —Reads—Score114d adds
- 19 Immortal Radiance 仙芒 [Dark] + [Xuanhuan] + [Reborn] + [No female lead] On the long road to becoming an immortal, there is a man consumed by a near-mad obsession with immortality. Yet the path is rugged and treacherous, every step fraught with danger. Show even the slightest softness, and you may become a stepping stone to someone else's success. In the end, all the suffering you endure is no more significant than dust in the wind. When all is said and done, it's just a little hardship! The road to heaven is arduou 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Ruthless Seeker of the Dao 无情寻道者 (No female lead!) (Scheming) (Ruthless) (Dark) (Partly wish-fulfillment) (If it's not your thing, please don't flame me) In this dark world, the strong survive while the weak can only crawl along at the bottom. Every choice is driven by self-interest. After a young man happens upon a mysterious book, he becomes a cultivator and sets out from a small village, stopping at nothing and casting aside all principles in pursuit of an endless path to the Dao. (The first few chapters are slow, then thing 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Road to Immortality Is the Cruelest 无情最是长生路 [Dark fantasy] [No female lead] [No System] [Cultivation] Only the merciless can attain immortality. That is Li Yuan’s ironclad rule. Sects, clans, and geniuses are all disposable pieces in his hands. Even his junior brother Li Zhancheng’s growth is merely part of a game he can control. But when the pieces awaken, who will make it out of this game unscathed? Li Zhancheng is doomed to die. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Cannibal Cultivation: The Biggest Loser in History 食人修仙之史上第一出生 Chen Mu is a born villain. Carrying the avatar of an outer-realm deity, Kong Chan, he is reborn in a cultivation world where people are used as resources for cultivation. His cruel, cold-blooded, and deranged nature is no longer restrained. He lets it run wild. Murder and arson are just the basics. He never hesitates to stab friends and family in the back. Bullying the weak is only natural. His values are twisted, and he has no bottom line. In this cannibalistic cultivation world, everyone is ev 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 As a Righteous Cultivator, I Couldn’t Possibly Be a Gu Immortal or Demon Lord 身为正道的我不可能是蛊仙魔头 [Cunning, dark, slow-burn, no do-gooders, no System, no female lead] This is a world of Gu insects where killing is commonplace. Qu Zhe endured a full century of hellish torment! He sacrificed everything, detonated every Gu insect in his body, and offered up all his remaining years before finally setting foot on the River of Time. In an instant, light blazed all around him. He was about to cry out in excitement when a towering palace appeared in midair above the river. “Those who attempt to reve 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Xuanhuan: I Only Want to Be a Demon! 玄幻：我只做魔头！ Gu Xuanming was a great demon among demonic cultivators. Because he possessed a rare and precious treasure, the righteous sects joined forces to attack him. Surrounded on all sides with no way out, he ultimately chose to self-destruct, defiantly confronting this inevitable death. Yet fate took a remarkable turn at that very moment. Gu Xuanming was unexpectedly reborn, his soul returning to his youth. Every detail of the past was still vivid: the true faces of the righteous cultivators, the pers 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The True Immortal Scripture 真仙经 [Fantasy + ordinary-man protagonist + not a do-gooder + dark + no female lead] The road to immortality stretches on and on. What does it take to reach the summit? “Hey, we’re all brothers here!” Mei Shisan shouted, before drugging every last one of them. 896Reads—Score14514d adds
- 26 Refining Myself into a Corpse 炼己为尸 (No female lead + Decisive and ruthless + Somewhat dark + Slow burn. Read with care if that bothers you!) “Even mortals can become immortals.” Chen Xing was a spoiled young master from a wealthy family. By a twist of fate, he heard tales of immortals and embarked on a journey to seek immortality and the Dao… But he lacked the talent to cultivate. On the brink of death, he stumbled upon a fortuitous opportunity, defied fate, and offered his son as a sacrifice to enter the Dao… He refined himself 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Scheming Start: Chen Youliang, the Hero of an Era 腹黑开局，一世枭雄陈友谅 [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Dark] + [Villain] + [Powerhouse] + [Scheming] + [Surrounded by Admirers] + [A Love That Lasts a Thousand Years] They were the people most important to me, yet they taught me the harshest lesson of all. Even knowing that the tide of history cannot be stopped, I will still rise, step by step, into a powerful warlord! I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me! My name is Chen Youliang... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 He's Underage? Well, I'm Mentally Ill! 他未成年？我还精神病呢！ [Pure fantasy setting, pioneering a new genre, not mindless, plot-driven, ensemble cast, Lovecraftian, unhinged, dark-leaning, decisive and ruthless, most tragic start imaginable, rising from the bottom, my fate is mine to command, not Heaven’s, two worlds shaped at once, with their plots unfolding in parallel... If you don’t like it after the third chapter, contact me and I’ll pay you 200 yuan!] Synopsis: Parallel worlds truly exist. The beggar sleeping with rats beneath a bridge might also be 12Reads6.4Score214d adds
- 29 My Years of Making Money from Spirit Stones 我赚灵石的那些年 [Immortals and Demons + Dark + Slow Burn] “Cultivators pursue the Dao, pay no heed to the mortal world, endure endless hardships, and attain carefree immortality.” “Demonic cultivators slaughter the people, show no mercy, seize the power of all living beings, and satisfy their own desires.” The elder on the stage lectured like an old scholar on the differences between cultivation and demonic cultivation. “Will you seek the Dao?” “No.” “Will you eat?” “Sure.” His sharp gaze swept over a person an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 I'm So Cheerful, How Could I Possibly Be a Villain? 爱笑的我，怎么可能是反派 Whether human or immortal, one's lifespan is limited. In the end, everyone dies. Eternal life is not impossible. If you don't contend with heaven, how can you know that humans cannot live forever? The fact that no one achieved immortality in the past doesn't mean no one will in the future. If things have always been this way, does that make it right? (A mishmash of genres, featuring elements such as the Main God Space, the Heavenly Dao, and the Holy Grail War, though Xuanhuan is the main theme 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Demon Sect from the Start? I Fight My Way Through with My Fists 开局魔宗？我以双拳杀出血路 [Dark Fantasy] [Invincible Body] [Feel-Good Story] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Holding Back] [No Female Lead] Su Shang transmigrates into a fantasy world and suffers a demonic sect invasion as a child. His family is slaughtered, and all his friends and relatives are wiped out. He himself is reduced to a lowly slave warrior of the demonic sect. When he turns eighteen, the System arrives. Su Shang gains the ability to absorb energy from corpses and improve his physical attributes. From then on, he 28Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 32 Xuanhuan: Starting with Refining the Human Body into a Great Elixir 玄幻：从炼制人体大丹开始 [Dark] [No Female Lead] [No System] [Decisive and Ruthless] Reaching the pinnacle of martial arts is harder than ascending to heaven. What transmigrated to a fantasy world alongside Chen Changqing was a small cauldron capable of automatically refining top-grade pills. Just as his younger cousin awakened a Saintly Physique, Chen Changqing decided that, for the sake of his own grand ambitions, he had to do the righteous thing and sacrifice his kin by refining a batch of human pills. 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Ultimate Gourmet 绝对美食家 (No harem, no naive do-gooder, no System, partly feel-good, dark story! Read at your own discretion. The protagonist is extremely twisted.) As the saying goes, food is the people’s first necessity. I used to think so too. Food was a gift from heaven! Until one day, I had tasted everything in sight... And so, I raised my head and looked up at the heavens... 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Immortal Demon 长生魔 [Invincible] [No saintly do-gooder] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fast-paced] [Love buries the path to immortality. Don’t sever your immortal bones for worldly romance!] From the start, he cultivates his senior sister into a cultivation cauldron and uses Heaven and Earth as his chessboard. Whether you’re a peerless genius or a child of fortune, you’re nothing but a piece on the board. A thousand years of cultivation forged the supreme immortal. I, the Demon Venerable, sweep across the world. One day, 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 I, the Dark Blood Emperor, Evolve Without Limit! 我，黑暗血皇帝，无限进化！ [Dark creatures] [Vampires] [Losing their humanity] [Global evolution] [No System] [Almost invincible] Without warning, a strange fog swept over the world, engulfing the entire planet. The age of great evolution began. Modern weapons became useless, and the balance of power across the globe was reshuffled. Secret realm dungeons, rifts in time and space, other-dimensional battlefields, class-change scrolls... The world began to look more and more like a game. To survive, the remaining humans 121Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 36 I'm a Serious Fitness Coach, Ladies, Please Behave! 我正经健身教练，美女们请自重！ After transmigrating to a parallel world, he becomes a fitness coach struggling to pay rent? No problem. The National Fitness System activates! As long as he works out, he gets stronger! He earns points like crazy by training beautiful women, too! [Ultimate Combat Workout]: One punch knocks out a bully! [Music Fitness Routine]: One song takes the internet by storm! From then on, Lin Yue's life spirals completely out of control! 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I Practiced a Demonic Art, Yet Everyone Reveres Me 修炼邪经，我反而变得人人敬仰 (The protagonist is gentle and refined on the surface, but ruthless and cruel behind the scenes. He is no saint and leaves no loose ends.) Li Qing transmigrates into the body of a spoiled young master, the son of a wealthy landowner in the countryside. When he opens his eyes, the pain in the back of his head has yet to fade, and a bloodstained heretical tome lies in his mind: The Great Desire Sutra. His predecessor was vicious and wicked. To seize a secret manual, he beat a thirteen-year-old boy 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 From the Start, I Struck Back Against My Scheming In-Laws 开局：反杀心怀不轨的岳父母一家 [Villain protagonist, no female lead, dark, no characters acting stupid, decisive and ruthless, utterly self-serving.] “If nothing unexpected happens, Father will die on tomorrow’s mission. Should I warn him? My cold-hearted father, who abandoned me the moment I was born.” Su Mo, reborn, paced around his room, caught in a dilemma. “Should I warn Father and gain an unknown measure of affection from him? Or leave things as they are, watch him die, and inherit his considerable fortune?” At that tho 15Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 39 After I Switched to the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art, My Senior Sisters Begged Me for Forgiveness 转修吞天魔功后，师姐们哭着求原谅 [No System, slow burn, a little angst early on and immensely satisfying later, decisive and ruthless, intelligent characters, scheming, comedy, an underdog’s rise, a steady growth arc, takes off in the middle and later stages. If you don’t like it, don’t read!] Xu Kui was reborn, back at the Tai Xuan Dao Sect. Back in the place he both loved and hated. In his previous life, he valued family ties. He treated his master, senior brothers, and senior sisters with respect, never refused their request 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Villain: I Awaken as an Evil God on My Deathbed 反派：入土前，觉醒成了邪神 [Dark + ruthless + no heroine + cultivation + self-interest above all] In his previous life, Chen Tao’s life fell apart, leaving him divorced and estranged from his children. Chen Tao chose to take his own life and start over, only to be reborn in another world by chance. But he didn’t awaken the Evil God System until he was over a hundred years old and on the verge of dying. To prolong his lifespan, he chose to seize the body of his own son, Chen An. Under Chen An’s name, he embarked on the pat 3Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 41 The Apocalypse? I'll Cut Them All Down Myself 末日？看我一人砍翻 Warning: The protagonist is a madman, a growing evil god, a true evil god. Readers with a strong sense of compassion, beware. At first, this was just an ordinary world. There were no Ultraman, no Saiyans, no succubi, no elves, no beastfolk, no God, no Cthulhu, and no zombies. It was an ordinary world without any supernatural powers. Then one day, the apocalypse arrived. Flesh-eating zombies appeared, order began to crumble, civilization began to vanish, and everything was on the brink of disaste —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Xuanhuan: I, the Eternal Immortal Emperor, Have Fallen into Darkness! 玄幻：我，万古仙帝，堕入黑暗！ [Furnace Cauldron + Mastermind Villain + reborn + Scheming + System] [This isn't a story about falling into demonic cultivation, but about descending into darkness. Do not read if you favor saintly protagonists.] I, Huang Daotian, cultivated for countless years and eventually became the Immortal Emperor of the Eternal Ages. I sensed that my path ahead was not yet at an end. After countless eras, I obtained the method to shatter the shackles of the Heavenly Dao: the Divine Art of Gods and Demons 647Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 43 End of the World: Half of Humanity Dies at Random Every Day 世界末日：每天全人类随机死一半 [Fresh premise + apocalyptic setting + dark tone + no female lead + no System + utter despair] Question: “Is there anything absolutely fair to all of humanity?” Answer: “Yes. There’s only one thing: ‘random death’!” Song Zhong suffers from a fear of going to work. Then he gets his hands on the button that will randomly kill half of humanity. “At last! I’ve finally been waiting for this! It’s even better than the nuclear launch button!” “If we’re both going down, I’d rather die than let you get a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Possessed My Disciple and Refine All Living Beings with Great Love 夺舍徒弟，我用大爱炼化众生 [No Female Lead] [No System] [Utterly Absolute Villain] [Reborn] [Gu Cultivation] [The transmigrator is a fake protagonist whose body has been taken over!] "Better I betray the world than let the world betray me!" The moment Zhang Shixiu set out on this path, he was destined to become the enemy of all under heaven, to find no one who understood him, and to be beset by slaughter. Yet Zhang Shixiu's face remained cold as he murmured: "Even if I die, I will have no regrets. I will fight to the bitt 33Reads—Score414d adds
- 45 Immortal Zombie: Starting from Zero, I Conquer Blue Star in the Age of Transcendence 仙僵：从零征服超凡复苏的蓝星 (Slow burn, alternate universe) At first, the overbearing male lead is Le Wuhuan. In the middle, he transforms into an adorable beast-eared little girl. Later, he becomes emperor and rules the South. First clone: Lord of the Northern Frontier. Second clone: ... The most miserable female lead, Lin Anran, becomes a scheming, dark-hearted woman in the middle, bent on killing Le Wuhuan. Later... The aloof campus beauty Su Yao becomes the most well-connected person in the middle, then an arrogant, ts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Puppet Slander: Can I Still Become a Person in This Life? 傀谤【此生我还能做成一个人吗】 This book opens with an intense sense of crisis and dread. [Not mindless + dark and oppressive themes + a somewhat slow start + not mindless power fantasy + no invincible protagonist + an ensemble cast + intense conflict] (Also known as Can I Be Human Again in This Life? I’m not even sure whether the protagonist is human at the beginning. That depends on how you look at it.) My soul inhabits a corpse, and I awaken in the Yin Realm. The original owner was ambushed on his wedding day, and died wit 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Villain: I Am the Dark Martial Emperor, Bringing Ruin to the Heavens! 反派：我，黑暗武帝，堕落诸天！ [Dark + world-ending + no heroine + major villain + scheming + System + ruthless] My name is Ye Wuqing, young master of the ancient Ye family. After years of cultivation, I finally became the peerless Martial Emperor. A voice told me to protect all living beings and preserve peace for all eternity. Foolishly, I agreed. And so I fought the demons from beyond the realm and drove back the tide of darkness. But later, the world branded me with the name of darkness. The allied forces who had been on 7Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 48 Villain: This World Wants Me Dead 反派：这个世界想要杀了我 [Villain Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Extreme Egoist + Lone Wolf + No Female Lead + Infinite Flow + Not Invincible] Yun Mo transmigrated, but into the body of a murderer. A young girl’s corpse hidden in the house. A pitch-black book that can devour souls. This world is home to supernatural powers and secret realms where time, space, and reality are all in disarray. These secret realms are like game instances. The only way out is to fulfill specific conditions. They are deadly, but also 13Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 49 Immortality Begins with Qi-Gazing 长生从望气术开始 [Transmigration cultivation, no System, genius protagonist] The world is filled with strange energies. Refine them, and you can enter the Dao. For example, [the verdant energy of pines and cypresses] can open the immortal foundation [Long Life and Prosperity], which brings greater fortune and longevity, and belongs to the [orthodox wood] tradition. For example, [the chill of a secluded valley] can cultivate the immortal foundation [Ice Blocking the River]. It clears the mind, grants insight, dis 380Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 From the Start, I Became a Demon Sword, and the One Who Devours Its Master Became a Taboo 开局成为魔剑，噬主的我终成禁忌 People say transmigrating means your ancestors’ graves are smoking with good fortune, but Hao Jian, who transmigrates into a sword, just wants to blow up his ancestors’ graves. All because his name is Hao Jian, he’s been made to transmigrate into a sword. What kind of joke is this! Luckily, he activates the Slaughter Evolution System. The more he kills, the more he evolves. The Child of Fortune, the Fated Villain, and even the Mad Empress all become sword wielders for me to use as tools. Sword w 149Reads8.0Score—14d adds
